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(No Model.) 7 J. E. LEE.

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SHOW- CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 352,828, dated November16, 1 886.

' Application filed June 29, 1885. Serial No. l7 0.Q55. (No model.)

T0 on whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN- EDWARD LEE, a citizen of theUnited States,residing at Ohicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Show'Oases, of which Ido declare the following to be a full,.clear, and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification.

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved case from the rear side,and showing Fig. 2 is a view in vertical transverse section. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the bottom of the case and of a display frameconnected thereto. Fig.4 is a perspective view from the front of thecase. Fig. 5 is a detail fractional view, showing themanner of pivotallyconnecting the upper door to the case; and Fig. 6.is a plan view of thebottom of the case.

A designates a suitable base, whereon will be placed the case B, thefront and sides of which will be of glass held in a frame in the usualmanner. -At the bottom of this case will be formed the open space 0,between the base-board c and the top of the main base A. At the outerends of this base-board seats 0 will be formed in the side rails, 0 andwithin these seats will be journaled the pivot-pins d of the frame D,which carries the glass of the lower door. Upon the top of the case willbe placed the cover E, and above it will be held the supplemental coverE, and in the space between these covers the upper door-frame, F, mayfreely slide. This door-frame F is provided at its upper corners withthe pivot-pins f, adapted to rest within the seats gat the outer edgesof the side rails, G, at the top of the frame. From this construction itwill be seen that when the upper door, F, is to be opened for thepurpose of withdrawing an article from the case it will be first swungoutwardly, as shown in Fig. 1, and when brought to a horizontal positionwill be pushed backwardly into the place formed for such purpose at thetop of the case. 7 In this position the glass door will be entirely outof the way of the clerk, and will be protected against all case, thelower door, D, will be swung open, and when brought to a horizontalposition will be pushed backward into the space 0, formed at the bottomof the case. If the door be pushed but partly'into this space, it willform a ledge whereon articles may be temporarily placed. A suitablespring-catch, H, may be fixed to one or both of the back bars of themain frame, so as to hold the doors in closed position; or, if desired,locking mechanism may be employed for thispurpose.

Upon the bottom 0 of the case will be fitted suitable rails or lugs, Iand I, in which will be formed threaded perforations to receive theset-screws K, carried by the sectional displayframes. These framesconsist of the end bars, L and L, suitably connected together andprovided at their bottoms with set -,screws adapted to engage with therails I, and at their tops with similar set-screws for connection withthe rails I, bolted to the under side of the top of the case andfurnished with threaded perforations for this purpose.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings is illustrated a display-frame adapted toextend across the front of the case, and to be used for exhibitingribbons and umbrellas. For this purpose the upper part of the frame isprovided with the wires M, connected in series to the end plates, m,fixed to the end bars of the frame in such manner as to receive therolls of ribbon. Beneath these ribbon-sustaining wires extend the wiresM, having suitable loops formed thereon to receive umbrellas. Ifdesired, the sectional frame may be constructed to receive ribbonsexclusively, if the case is to be used for this purpose alone, or may beso modified V as to receive any kind of article which it is desired todisplay. Between the rails I and I at the top and bottom of the caseextend similar rails, I to which will be connected the end bars of thedisplay-frames at the sides of the case. These display-frames will beconstructed in the manner already described, but will be necessarilysomewhat shorter.

From the foregoing construction it will be seen that by the use of theremovable sectional frames a single show-case may be employed to exhibitat its front ribbons and upon its sides umbrellas, fans, or otherarticles, and when desired the dealer can readily change rco V thecharacter of the detachable frames to suit posed, of the upper and lowerdoors'pivotally the purpose for which he may Wish to use the connectedthereto to swing outwardly, said case. With each case there may befurnished case being provided at its top and bottom with a number ofthese detachable display-frames spaces or ways within which the doorsmay 20 5 suited to sustain articles of various kinds which slide,substantially as described.

the dealer may have occasion to exhibit. 2. The combination, with theshow-case, of I am aware that heretofore show-cases have the sectionaldisplay-frames comprising vertibeen formed with a back composed of asingle cal end bars formed separate from the case and door arranged toslide in Ways beneath the case detachably connected thereto, andprovided 25 10 when open, and to such construction there with the wiresfor holding the ribbon-rolls,

fore, I do not wish to be understood as maksubstantially as described.ing claim. I

Having thus described my invention, what I EDWARD claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Witnesses: 15 Patent, is GEO. P. FIsHER, Jr.,

1. A show-case one side whereof is com- JAMES H. PErRcE.

